welfare state
a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.
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How to use welfare state in a sentence
Fossil fuels helped to catapult Norway from a stable but small fishing and timber economy into one of the wealthiest and most progressive welfare states in the world.
Paradoxically, the country’s ability to provide climate stewardship and leadership on the global stage was built on the back of fossil fuels—as was its generous welfare state.
More and more tech workers wish to relocate to Germany, with the welfare state providing a model for the future.
Germany’s VC industry is ready to take off, but bureaucrats need to release the handbrake | Annie Siebert | July 9, 2021 | TechCrunchEconomist Thomas Piketty recognizes the dangers of rising nationalism and inequality, but hopes we learn “to invest more in the welfare state.”
I Spoke To 99 BIG Thinkers About What Our ‘World After Coronavirus’ Might Look Like – This Is What I learned | LGBTQ-Editor | January 12, 2021 | No Straight NewsIt is true for example, that the welfare states are both more generous in ethnically homogenous places, and it’s almost assuredly true that they’re also more functional.
Ryan insinuated that the Democratic Party is selling the American people a welfare state.
Paul Ryan: Democrats Offer Americans a ‘Full Stomach and an Empty Soul’ | Olivia Nuzzi | March 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile the Israeli welfare state goes to pieces, benefits and government subsidies to settlements are skyrocketing.
Partition Skepticism and the Future of the Peace Process | Avner Inbar, Assaf Sharon | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHard as they tried, George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole could never muster much rage against the welfare state.
Given these numbers, Republicans might cheer the collapse of the social-democratic welfare state.
The Immigration Hustle: A New Class War on the Besieged Middle Class | Lloyd Green | July 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey did not consider the welfare state a threat to individual freedom.
‘Neoconservative’ Needs to Be Retired. Why Not Try ‘Imperialist’? | Peter Beinart | June 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPolicymakers explain developments by causes such as globalisation, technology and welfare state sclerosis.
Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy | Thomas ColignatusIt's time to replace the assumptions of the welfare state and help reform the welfare system.
British Dictionary definitions for welfare state
a system in which the government undertakes the chief responsibility for providing for the social and economic security of its population, usually through unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, and other social-security measures
a social system characterized by such policies
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Cultural definitions for welfare state (1 of 2)
A state or government that promotes public welfare through programs of public health, pensions, unemployment compensation, public housing, and the like. The expression welfare state is often used by those hostile to government intervention in these areas.
An economic system that combines features of capitalism and socialism by retaining private ownership while the government enacts broad programs of social welfare, such as pensions and public housing.
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